Foreign Affairs Policy Associate

Position description

The Century Foundation is looking for a full-time policy associate based in New York to work with our dynamic and expanding foreign affairs program. The associate will help administer the foundation’s programs on nonstate actors, governance, citizenship and minority rights in the Middle East; fundraise for the foreign affairs program’s policy work; coordinate outside collaborators and contributors; edit reports; plan events; and other tasks. Candidates should have an enthusiasm for international affairs, along with a relevant bachelor’s degree and/or experience. The associate will report to senior fellows Thanassis Cambanis and Michael Wahid Hanna.

The foreign affairs policy associate supports the work of the senior fellows in the following areas:

Review budget proposals from outside contributors and liaise with development and finance teams to ensure approval and disbursal of payments

Assist with grant applications and interim and final reports

Assist in managing project budgets and timelines

Liaise with communications, editorial, development, and finance departments on all project-related matters

Provide administrative support to the fellows, handling correspondence, scheduling, and responding to requests for information

Establish, monitor, evaluate and improve work plans to ensure timely completion of deliverables

Research specific areas for op-eds, articles, book chapters, and other publications, as requested by the fellows

Assist with the proofreading and editing of articles, book chapters, and other written material

Oversee the development of evidence in support of policy and advocacy activities, including data gathering, analysis, and modeling

Coordinate project events, including preparing invitations, travel arrangements, corresponding with speakers and presiders, helping to prepare background papers and materials for distribution, and providing other logistical support

Assist in managing budgets, including tracking monthly reports and grant information and drafting reports and requests, and preparing vouchers for reimbursement

Assist with social media outreach, including publishing a blog, website, video, podcasts, and/or using social media applications such as Twitter, Google+, Facebook, etc., as needed

Research, Writing, Audio, Production:

Assist in both short-term and long-term research projects as assigned by the fellows, including preparing paragraphs of written material to be inserted into reports, briefing bullet-pointed memos, and preparing literature reviews/bibliographies

Perform individual research as approved by the fellows, and produce short-form commentaries and long-form reports to be published on the TCF website

Record audio for podcasts and audio clips as multimedia elements in reports

Organize general advocacy outreach efforts, including the development of policy briefs, presentations, key messages, talking points, briefings, and other relevant materials, such as drafting grant proposals and key advocacy materials

Ensure that all foreign policy communications are consistent with all other communications of the organization

Build, expand, maintain, and help coordinate partnerships with stakeholders and coalitions, UN entities, NGOs, private sector partners, nonprofits, and foundations, including representing TCF and the foreign policy team at related events

Application instructions

Please submit a cover letter, résumé, and writing samples. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. No phone calls and no inquiries by third-party vendors please.

The Century Foundation is committed to diversity and building an inclusive environment for people of all backgrounds (Arabic speakers are welcome). Everyone is encouraged to apply, including LGBTQ people, people of color, and people with non-job-impairing disabilities.

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